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The Fourth King: HM King Jigme Singye Wangchuck
Issue of Jigme Dorji Wangchuck,
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Queen Ashi Tshering Yangdon (born 21 June 1959) is the third wife of the former Bhutanese king, Jigme Singye Wangchuck. She is the current Queen Mother of Bhutan, as she is the mother of the current Bhutanese king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.[1] She is also the mother of King Jigme Khesar's two younger siblings, Princess Dechen Yangzom (b. 1981) and Prince Jigme Dorji (b. 1986).
The Queen founded Bhutan Nun's Foundation in March 2009,[2] the foundation's focus is to make nunneries a way to help and empower girls and women through education and economic self-sufficiency.[3]